St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-20
The League Formally Pro-
claimed Under Provisions
Of the Crimes Act.
On This Announcement MIR.
Jos. Chamberlain Leaves
the Unionist Party.
Burning at Sea of the Inman
Line Steamer City of
Montreal.
BY Cable to the Globe.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The proclamation
by the government of the Irish National
league as a dangerous association ere
ated very little of the sensation among
the GladStOnianS and Parnellite MEM
bers that the action of the ministry was
expected to cause. The ParnelliteS
We're prepared for it, and many of them
unheSitatingly declared that the cause
of home rule could not have been more
benefited by any action the govern
ment could have decided upO2 than by
the adoption of the shOrt-sighted policy
1t has chosen. The proclamation, they
argue, cannot do much harm to the
league, since the methods of that organ
iZatiOn enable it to conduct its business
with secrecy. and at the same time
with no decrease OF effect. while the
influence OF the governments cOerciVe
action upon the English electorate must
result disaStrOuSly TO the Conservative
party. In short great many members
believe that in taking steps to suppress
the league the Tory party has committed
political suicide. This, however, is not
true, Or rather it cannot be true if the
UniOniSts adhere to their alliance with
the government. and this they must do
or fall. Assuming that the UniOniStS
will consult their own interests and
stand by the ministry the only hope of
the opposition lies in maintaining a
policy of obstruction against estimates
and endeaVOring to force 4 dissolution.
As dissolution is the last thing the Un-
iOniStS want to have forced upon them it
does not require very deep penetration
to discover grounds for predicting that
they will
WARMLY ESPOUSE
the governments cause during the re-
mainder of the season. 4 GladStOnian
member said upon this subject this even
ing:
The climax of political strife has been
reached and The UnioniSts finding that the
country will not support them are deter
mined TO maintain their selfish coalition with
the Tories i'll order TO retain fragment OF
power.
The proclamation of the league, which
is made under the sixth section of the
coercion bill. asserts that said aSS0cia-
ton promotes violence and intimida-
ton" and declares that discovery of its
tangible existence by ordinary law is
like putting ones finger upon the glO5
ule of mercury i'll hope of holding it
stationary. futile and a Mere waste of
time. Many Tories are of opinion that
the proclamation was withheld too long
to be as eificaci0uS as it ought to be, and
openly express their regret and diSatiS-
faction that it was hot issued immedi-
ately after the royal assent to the CO
ercion bill made it possible for the gov
ernment to promulgate it.
THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
In the house ot lords this afternoon
Lord Salisbury announced that the gov
ernment has proclaimed the Irish Ma
tional league. Mr.. BalfOur. chief secre-
tary for Ireland, announced i'll the
house of commons this afternoon that
the government had proclaimed the
Irish National league. He said the
league was proclaimed as a dangerous
association under section six of the Irish
crimes act amendment bill recently
made law. Cheers and counter cheers.
The government had thus taken the
power conferred upon them by that
statute to prohibit and suppress the
league. Continuing. Mr.. BalfOur said:
There are two SubheadS OF the sixth sec
ton OF the act mentioned in the proclama-
ton which declare as follows: Whereas,
we are satiSfie that there exists in Ireland an
association known as the Irish National
league, which in parts of Ireland promotes
and incites acts of violence and intiInida
ton 4 voice-"Its lie, no branch of the
league is engaged in such work.
The subject was then dropped, and
the house went into committee Oh the
land allotment bill.
The proclaiming of the league was the
subject of discussion in the Hobbies of
parliament this evening. GladStOnianS
assert that the government is unjust
and imprudent in prOclaiming the
league. The Parnellites say the gov
ernment wish TO create trOuble and out
rage Ireland during the coming winter;
that the proclamation will force the eX-
tremiSt measures of the league to the
front. and that the government will
shortly bitterly repent their action. All
the important documents of the league
have been rem0ued from the headquart-
ers in Dublin.
CONCERNING THE PROCLAMATION
of the league. William O'Brien sad to-
day:
pede the work of the league. l regard ii as a
better indication of the hopeless position of
the government than even the Norwich cleo
tIon Ii is significant that the league was not
proclaimed under the sections of the crimes
bill relating TO crime or association TO CON-
nit crime. The government have placed
themselves in this position: II they do moth
ing further they will be laughed at. and if
they do proceed III the matter they will an
tagonize public opinion in Great Britain.
Whatever they do they are powerless because
the league means the Irish people,
Mr.. Sexton expressed himself as fol-
lows:
clauses which the government did not allow
to be discussed in the house of commons. Thi
action viii have the effect of clarifying the
political atmosphere. Lord harrington will
probably throw his lot with the ConServa-
lives. Mr.. Chamberlain may return TO the
Liberal party. The government are answer
able for destroying the Leagues power of
restraint If the government suppressed the
League Ireland viii receive the proclamation
with contempt followed by feeling of hope
in the future.
Nh Harrington, in an interview. said:
The action of the government is an idle
display. If they go further our men will
continue to work. ], myself, am going TO
Dublin tonight TO take charge there. The
governments policy viii undoubtedly |
strengthen the Liberals of Great Britain.
In an interview Mr.. Dillon said that
the proclamation had been expected for
weeks and would not disturb the league
Mcssrs. Parnell. Dillon, O'Brien, Hart |
ington and other NatiOnaliSts started |
for Dublin this evening. Some of them |
will return TO assist in the debate on
Thursday. when Mr.. Gladstone will |
move an address to the crown denounc-
ing the proclamation of the league. |
Most of the Liberals welcome the action /
on the ground that it will tend to hasten /
the GladstOnian reaction in Great Brit |
ain. 4 number of Liberal members of Il
the house of commons will proceed to
Ireland to prove their sympathy with |
thn ApaUEp The Tories are changing |